BIG WARM-UP: We are starting off the day with a clear sky along with temperatures in the 40s and 50s. But expect a big warm-up today… the high will be around 80 degrees, which is eleven degrees above average (today’s average high at Birmingham is 69), and not too far from the record high of 84, last set in 2016. Continue reading →

SUNNY NOVEMBER DAY: With a sunny sky temperatures are in the 75-80 degree range across Alabama this afternoon… the average high for Birmingham on November 2 is 70. Tonight will be clear with a low in the 50s. Continue reading →

PLEASANT MORNING: Temperatures have dipped into the 60-65 degree range over much of North Alabama early this morning thank to a drier airmass that moved in last night. The sky is mostly fair at daybreak, and there is nothing on radar. Most of Alabama will be dry today, with just a few isolated showers over the eastern and southern counties, and the high will be in the mid 80s. Continue reading →

FOGGY START: There is a dense fog advisory for about the northern third of Alabama early this morning… the fog will dissipate by mid-morning. Otherwise, today will be warm and very humid with a mix of sun and clouds. A few scattered showers will form this afternoon, but the rain won’t be as widespread as recent days. Chance of any one spot seeing a shower later today is 20-30 percent Continue reading →

THE DAY AHEAD: Most of Alabama is dry this morning; temperatures are very pleasant over the northern half of the state where some of the cooler spots are in the 50s. We expect a high in the mid 80s today with a partly sunny sky; an organized batch of rain and storms will move through parts of West and South Alabama this afternoon and this evening, driving by a northwest flow aloft over the region. Continue reading →

HERE COMES THE HEAT: Birmingham’s official high yesterday was 91 degrees; the first day with a high of 90 or higher this year (based on the official observations at the airport). The average date of our first 90 degree day is May 23, so we are a few days early this year. Look out for low to mid 90s later this week (Wednesday through Friday)… it will be the hottest weather so far this year as an upper ridge strengthens over the region. Continue reading →

WARM MAY DAYS: The sky is mostly sunny across Alabama this afternoon with a field of shallow cumulus clouds; showers are almost impossible to find on radar at mid-afternoon. Temperatures are in the upper 70s on the eastern side of the state… West Alabama is warmer with mid 80s. Tonight will be mostly fair with a low in the 60s. Continue reading →

WARM MAY DAYS: Alabama’s weather won’t change much through the weekend. We expect partly sunny days, fair nights, and isolated showers and thunderstorms around from time to time. The chance of any one front yard seeing rain today is 15 percent, 35 percent tomorrow, and 25 percent Sunday. Like summer, the showers that form over the weekend will be random, and no way of knowing where and when they pop up in advance. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: We have a few small, isolated showers and thunderstorms over far West Alabama this afternoon… one is west of Florence at mid-afternoon… others are across parts of Sumter, Greene, and Choctaw counties. The rest of the state is dry with a mostly sunny sky. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: As advertised, we have a few small, spotty showers on radar early this morning across the central counties of Alabama. These are moving southward, and we also note a couple of lightning strikes as well. We will see these around through the afternoon, but odds of any one particular spot getting wet remain 20 percent or less. Continue reading →